BRUNEI: ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) foreign ministers gather in Brunei for a three-day meeting on regional topics

Record ID: 335806

  • Title: BRUNEI: ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) foreign ministers gather in Brunei for a three-day meeting on regional topics
  • Date: 30th June 2013
  • Summary: BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, BRUNEI (JUNE 30, 2013) (REUTERS) EXTERIOR BRUNEI INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION CENTRE ASEAN LOGO ENTRANCE TO BRUNEI INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION CENTRE FLAGS POLICE AT THE ENTRANCE BRUNEI INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION CENTRE CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTER WANG YI WALKING INTO MEETING / WAVING VARIOUS OF ASEAN MINISTERS WALKING INTO HALL VARIOUS OF MINISTERS GATHERING
  • Embargoed: 15th July 2013 13:00
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  • Location: Brunei Darussalam
  • Country: Brunei Darussalam
  • Reuters ID: LVADR3OOG7FFQROQPIJMLC2BF5EG
  • Story Text: Foreign ministers from the Association of South-east Asian Nations (ASEAN) kicked off a series of meetings in Brunei on Sunday (June 30) to discuss key economic and political issues in the Asia Pacific region.
    After the group photo, they attended the first meeting chaired by this year's host, Foreign Minister Prince Mohamed Bolkiah of Brunei.
    Ten-member ASEAN hopes to reach a legally binding Code of Conduct to manage maritime conduct in disputed areas in the South China Sea which is claimed by some ASEAN countries as well as China. For now a watered-down "Declaration of Conduct" is in place.
    The foreign ministers' meeting will be followed by the ASEAN Regional Forum that includes China, Japan, South Korea, the United States, Russia and several other countries.
    Founded in 1967 in the midst of Cold War conflicts, insurgencies and coups in South-east Asia, ASEAN has become the region's most successful grouping, credited with preventing strife and promoting a surge in trade and investment.
    U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is expected to arrive in Brunei on Monday (July 1) to meet with his Asian counterparts. Kerry is also expected to meet with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
    The main topics of conversation during their meetings are likely to be Syria and the former American spy agency contractor Edward Snowden.
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